[Federal Register: October 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 196)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51617]
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Copyright Office
37 CFR Part 260
[Docket No. 96-5 CARP DSTRA]
Determination of Reasonable Rates and Terms for the Digital
Performance of Sound Recordings
AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is extending the period to file comments
to proposed regulations that will govern the RIAA collective when it
functions as the designated agent receiving royalty payments and
statements of accounts from nonexempt, subscription digital
transmission services which make digital transmissions of sound
recordings under the provisions of section 114 of the Copyright Act.
DATES: Comments and Notices of Intent to Participate in a Copyright
Arbitration Royalty Panel Proceeding are due October 17, 2001.
ADDRESSES: An original and five copies of any comment and Notice of
Intent to Participate shall be delivered to: Office of the General
Counsel, Copyright Office, James Madison Building, Room LM-403, First
and Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC; or mailed to: Copyright
Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP), P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station,
Washington, DC 20024-0977.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O. Carson, General Counsel, or
Tanya M. Sandros, Senior Attorney, Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel,
P.O. Box 70977, Southwest Station, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
(202) 707-8380. Telefax: (202) 252-3423.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 23, 2001, the Copyright Office
published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on proposed
regulations that will govern the RIAA collective when it functions as
the designated agent receiving royalty payments and statements of
accounts from nonexempt, subscription digital transmission services
which make digital transmissions of sound recordings under the
provisions of section 114 of the Copyright Act. 66 FR 38226 (July 23,
2001). Comments on the proposed terms and Notices of Intent to
Participate in a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Proceeding, the
purpose of which would be to adopt terms governing the RIAA collective
in its handling of royalty fees collected from the subscription
services, were due on August 22, 2001.
On August 22, 2001, The American Federation of Musicians of the
United States and Canada (``AFM'') and The American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists (``AFTRA'') filed a request for an
extension of the filing date for comments until September 19, 2001. The
Office granted this request and extended the deadline for filing
comments to September 19, 2001. 66 FR 46250 (September 4, 2001). On
September 14, 2001, AFM and AFTRA requested a further extension of the
filing date for comments in light of the events of September 11, 2001,
and stated that the RIAA joined in the request. The Office granted this
request and extended the deadline for filing comments until September
28, 2001. 66 FR 48648 (September 21, 2001).
On September 26, 2001, AFM and AFTRA requested a further extension
of the filing date for comments, and RIAA expressed its support for the
request. The Office is granting this request and is extending the
deadline for filing comments to October 17, 2001.
Dated: October 4, 2001.
David O. Carson,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-25392 Filed 10-9-01; 8:45 am]
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